Clarence LeRoy "Lee" Van Cleef Jr. (January 9, 1925 – December 16, 1989) was a Dutch-American character actor best known for his roles in Spaghetti Westerns such as For A Few Dollars More and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.He declined to have his nose altered to play a sympathetic character in his film debut, High Noon, and was relegated to a non-speaking outlaw as a result. In 2007, came another groundbreaking role for Lee, as he was featured as the leading man in ‘Under the Magnolia’, a Japanese romance drama which told the tale about a Japanese woman and a Korean man as they meet and fall in love.The series was a major success and Lee returned back to South Korea to star in a supporting role in the series ‘In-soon is pretty’. He first drew notice in a supporting role in the television drama Stairway to Heaven, followed by leading roles in romantic comedies Snow White: Taste Sweet Love and Let's Go to the Beach. But by the time he was back, many things had changed and it seemed like Lee had lost his star power.He made a comeback on the smaller screen with 2013’s ‘Its Not Over Yet’, which was then followed by a supporting role in the naval thriller film ‘Northern Limit Line’. In 2004, he won the New Star Of The Year Award at the SBS Acting Awards.
His stint as the lead actor for ‘Snow White: Taste Sweet Love’, further established him as a bankable young actor.
He next played a villain in the gambling-themed series Swallow the Sun in 2009.Lee enlisted for mandatory military Service on 12 July 2010, and was part of the entertainment Soldiers unit of the Defense Media Agency under the Ministry of National Defense. It wasn’t soon before he got his very first acting job in the year 2003.Lee started with a small role in the drama ‘My Fair Lady’ in 2003, which happened to be a remake of a successful Japanese series. His older sister is actress Kim Tae Hee. After this, he went back to play a cameo in Japanese drama ‘Ryokiteki na Kanojo’, which happened to be a remake of the famous American film ‘My Sassy Girl’.In 2008, Lee played the leading role in the South Korean drama film ‘Once Upon a Time in Seoul’ based on the 1953 Korean War. Lee Wan’s zodiac sign is
Lee Wan was born in the Year of the Rat. Motivated by money, can be greedy, is ever curious, seeks knowledge and welcomes challenges. His stint as the lead actor for ‘Snow White: Taste Sweet Love’, further established him as a bankable young actor.
Lee Wan (born Kim Hyung Soo) made his acting debut in 2004’s “Stairway to Heaven” and is known for being the younger brother of actress Kim Tae Hee…
The audiences loved his portrayal and Lee started gaining recognition.